David’s Victories
1In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
2David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
3Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at8:3 Or his control along the Euphrates River. 4David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers8:4 Septuagint (see also Dead Sea Scrolls and 1 Chron. 18:4); Masoretic Text captured seventeen hundred of his charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. 6He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
7David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8From Tebah8:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 18:8); Hebrew Betah. and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.
9When Tou8:9 Hebrew Toi, a variant of Tou; also in verse 10 king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, 10he sent his son Joram8:10 A variant of Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.
11King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued: 12Edom8:12 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites8:13 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram (that is, Arameans) in the Valley of Salt.
14He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
David’s Officials
15David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people. 16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary; 18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.8:18 Or were chief officials (see Septuagint and Targum; see also 1 Chron. 18:17)
Ushindi Wa Daudi
(1 Nyakati 18:1-17)
18:1 2Sam 7:9; 21:15-22; 1Nya 18:1Baada ya muda, Daudi akawashinda Wafilisti na kuwatiisha, naye akautwaa Metheg-Amma kutoka mikononi mwa Wafilisti.
28:2 Mwa 19:37; Hes 21:29; Amu 3:15; Isa 45:14; Hes 24:17; 1Sam 14:47; Za 50:8; 72:10Pia Daudi akawashinda Wamoabu. Akawafanya walale chini kwa mstari akawapima kwa urefu wa kamba. Kila alipopima urefu wa hiyo kamba mara mbili hilo kundi waliuawa na alipopima mara ya tatu aliwaacha hai. Kwa hiyo Wamoabu wakawa chini ya Daudi nao wakamletea kodi.
38:3 2Sam 10:16; 1Fal 11:23; 1Sam 14:47; Mwa 2:14; 15:18Zaidi ya hayo, Daudi akapigana na Hadadezeri mwana wa Rehobu, mfalme wa Soba, alipokwenda kurudisha tena utawala wake kwenye eneo la Mto Frati. 48:4 Mwa 49:6; Yos 11:9Daudi akateka magari yake ya vita 1,000, askari wapanda farasi 7,000 na askari 20,000 watembeao kwa miguu. Daudi akawakata wale farasi wote wakokotao magari mishipa ya miguu, isipokuwa farasi 100 hakuwakata.
58:5 Mwa 14:15; 2Sam 10:6; 1Fal 11:24; 2Fal 8:7; 14:28Waaramu wa Dameski walipokuja kumsaidia Hadadezeri mfalme wa Soba, Daudi akawashambulia na kuwaua 22,000 miongoni mwao. 68:6 1Fal 20:34; 2Fal 10:19; 2Sam 3:18Daudi akaweka askari walinzi katika ufalme wa Waaramu huko Dameski, nao Waaramu wakawa watumwa wake na kumlipa ushuru. Bwana akampa Daudi ushindi kote alipokwenda.
78:7 1Fal 10:16; 14:26; 2Fal 11:10Daudi akazitwaa ngao za dhahabu zilizokuwa za maafisa wa Hadadezeri na kuzileta Yerusalemu. 88:8 Eze 47:16Kutoka miji ya Beta8:8 Beta ulikuwa mji wa Aramu-Soba ambao uliitwa Teba kwa Kiaramu; pia uliitwa Tibhathi (1Nya 18:8). na Berothai, iliyokuwa miji ya Hadadezeri, Mfalme Daudi akatwaa shaba nyingi sana.
98:9 1Fal 8:65; 2Fal 14:28; 2Nya 8:4; Lk 14:31-32Tou, mfalme wa Hamathi, aliposikia kwamba Daudi amelishinda jeshi lote la Hadadezeri, 10akamtuma mwanawe Yoramu kwa Mfalme Daudi kumsalimu na kumpongeza kwa ushindi wake katika vita dhidi ya Hadadezeri, kwa kuwa Hadadezeri alikuwa amepigana vita na Tou. Yoramu akamletea Daudi vyombo vya fedha, dhahabu na shaba.
118:11 1Fal 7:51; 15:15; 1Nya 26:26; 2Nya 5:1; 1Nya 18:11; 22:14-16; Mik 4:13; Ufu 21:24Mfalme Daudi akaviweka vifaa hivi wakfu kwa Bwana, kama vile alivyokuwa amefanya kwa fedha na dhahabu kutoka kwa mataifa yote aliyokuwa ameyashinda: 128:12 2Sam 10:14; 5:25; Hes 24:20; 1Sam 27:8yaani Edomu, Moabu, Waamoni, Wafilisti na Waamaleki. Pia akaweka wakfu nyara alizoteka kutoka kwa Hadadezeri mwana wa Rehobu, mfalme wa Soba.
138:13 2Sam 7:9; 2Fal 14:7; 1Nya 18:12; Za 60Naye Daudi akapata sifa baada ya kurudi kutoka kuwaua Waedomu 18,000 katika Bonde la Chumvi.
148:14 Hes 24:17-18; Za 108:9; Isa 34:5; 63:1; Yer 49:7; Eze 25:12; Mwa 27:29, 37-40; Za 144:10; 2Sam 22:44; Za 18:43Akaweka kambi za askari walinzi katika Edomu yote, nao Waedomu wakawa chini ya Daudi. Bwana alimpatia Daudi ushindi kila alipokwenda.
Maafisa Wa Daudi
158:15 Mwa 18:19; 1Fal 11:18; 14:8; 15:11; 22:43; 2Fal 12:2; Ay 29:14; Za 5:12; 119:121; Ebr 11:33Daudi akatawala Israeli yote, akitenda lililo haki na sawa kwa watu wake wote. 168:16 2Sam 2:13; 20:24; 1Fal 4:3; Isa 36:3, 22; 2Sam 19:13Yoabu mwana wa Seruya alikuwa jemadari wa jeshi; Yehoshafati mwana wa Ahiludi alikuwa mweka kumbukumbu; 178:17 1Sam 2:35; 15:24, 29; 2Sam 20:25; 1Fal 1:8; 4:4; 1Nya 6:8, 53; 16:39; 24:3; 27:17; 2Nya 13:10; Eze 40:46; 43:19; 44:15; 48:11; Mk 2:26; 1Fal 4:3; 2Fal 12:10; 19:2; 22:3; Isa 36:3; Yer 36:12Sadoki mwana wa Ahitubu na Ahimeleki mwana wa Abiathari walikuwa makuhani; Seraya alikuwa mwandishi; 188:18 2Sam 20:23; 23:20; 1Fal 1:8; 2:25, 35, 46; 4:4; 1Sam 30:14; 1Nya 18:17Benaya mwana wa Yehoyada alikuwa msimamizi wa Wakerethi na Wapelethi; nao wana wa Daudi walikuwa washauri wa mfalme.
